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Watson Avoids Political Involvement
"I think I'm very aware of 'polities', with little p. m.' in City. My Buford Fourier has a nice idea."
Watson, the man who integrated the swimming pools of Muskogee, Okla., while city manager there, spent an hour Thursday as a consultant in position, Lawrence, himself and his past.
"I make it a point not to get involved in city commission elections," Watson said. "I am bound not to get involved in partisan politics to the point where it would affect my
He said that proposed revisions to the city employee manual that were discussed at Tuesday's commission meeting would exclude city employees specifically from public involvement in supporting candidate campaigns. He also said partisan political activity outside the city would be permissible as long as it did not interfere with job performance.
The latter point is generally applicable to all city employs. Watson said.
"As it actually works, the city manager has to work through political channels or
He said that nominally the mayor was a political leader, whereas the city manager was a businessman.
Watson said endorsing candidates was "pretty much out" for him. He conceded, however, that there could conceivably be circumstances where he might indirectly support a particular candidate's position on a given issue.
"People generally accept change here as well as in any other city," Watson said. "Being a university community, Lawrence has an open, available community for many years to come."
Such circumstances might arise if a reporter asked him for his opinion about the specific priority of a given issue, Watson said.
Watson's knowledge of community life in a university city is not recently acquired. He was born in Columbia, Mo., in 1930 and completed primary, secondary and undergraduate studies in the degree in public administration from the University of Missouri in February 1954.
Before leaving Columbia, Watson also
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tow a kid. He was selling office equipment when he met his wife, Faye, who was working as a legal secretary for the Missouri's Association. They were married in 1933.
Watson's first job as a public administrator was the position of assistant teacher at the University of Kansas in 1967 to 1988. At the same time, he was in an apprenticeship program for a master's degree at the University of Kansas which entailed traveling to KU once every six months.
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The apprenticeship program came after Watson had already spent a year studying on the Lawrence campus, having abandoned the life of an office equipment salesman to do "what I really wanted to do."
He said that he had chosen KU because at the time it was one of the few schools in the country that offered the degree program he wanted.
From the position in San Angelo, Watson moved, in 1958 to a job as city manager in Milwaukee. He then went on to manufacturing community of 8,000. He finished his thesis during the 3½ years he spent there, getting his Master's Degree in Public Administration from KU in June
"I think one of the problems of a city manager is that if you're going to be 'promoted,' you've got to move," Watson said.
Between 1961 and 1967, he served as city manager of Muskogee, Okla., and from 1967 to 1970 held a similar position in Sloux City. In 1972 he assumed the duties of city manager in 1970.
Watson amended his own conclusion that he really didn't consider population size to be important. He spoke of Lawrence as an "excitic, dynamic" city and said that because he was raised in Columbia, he liked to be close to the college atmosphere.
"We were in a real social turmoil in 1970," Watson sums of his arrival and initiation as a new diplomat.
Watson said he had not come to Lawrence as a troubleshooter. He praised the Meninger Foundation's project for improved communications in the community. That project brought together diverse elements of the community for substantial improvements in relationships between police and citizens.
More Contributions Sought For Faculty Club Lounge
The University of Kansas Faculty Club has set a new goal of $7,000 for renovation of the former PiKappa Tau fraternity building. The organization's original goal of $50,000 has been achieved.
Snyder also said the house had no room suitable for a large dining room. Present plans call for a dining room to be built in the front of the house, adjoining garage may be torn down also.
Henry Snyder, professor of history and chairman of the club's steering committee, said the total cost of the project would be in excess of $200,000. He said that a new building and air-conditioning system would be put in that it alone would cost about $25,000.
Since the original goal was announced, the club has also been considering a change in the entrance drive to include a separate exit and more parking space.
The club has collected about $88,000.
Funds have come from gifts, pledges and fees. There was also about $6,000 left in the old faculty club fund which will be used
Snyder said the club had about 400 members and he thought that 500 members were necessary to make the club a financial center. He also said 400 for membership and $70 a year for dues.
Snyder said the club decided to raise the goal because otherwise it would have to lose. "It's a tough game," Snyder said.
Recital to Feature Voice, Violin Duo
Two University of Kansas Students will present a joint senior recital at 10 tonight in the Chapel.
Appearing will be Bear Carr, soprano, and Mary Schlosser, violinist. Companists will be Ann Schnorick, Lawrence senior, and Dena Ease Chamber, Park J., lii. Junior. Ernesto Valencia, Lawrence graduate student, will assist on the violin.
The recital will be open to the public without charge.
He said the club hoped to begin renovation in early May and to have the building completed by September. The club hopes to reach the $75,000 goal by May 1.
Meeting Slated For Engineers
About 135 civil engineers are expected to attend the 22nd annual Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering Conference at the University today.
This year's meeting combines experts from civil engineering and law under the theme, "The Legal Aspects of Foundation Engineering Practice." All sessions will be held in the Forum Room of the Kansas Union.
The conference is sponsored by the KU Department of Civil Engineering, the KU Division of Continuing Education, and the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Technical Divisions of the Kansas City Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Speaking of changes for Lawrence, "a city with a real great future," Watson said future improvements would be based upon funds available and community direction.
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"That (community direction) is espoused by the commission." Walton non-polity. "This is the official policy."
Some Lawrence Landlords Fight Vandalism Problems
By DAVID HEALY
Lawrence rental property owners and managers have differing opinions on whether vandalism is a problem. Some say yes and others say no.
Kansan Staff Writer
In recent interviews, Jean Murphy of Murphy Real Estate said that her patient has a history of cancer.
"It has been considerably worse in the last two years than before." she said.
Daniel Ling, professor of physics and astronomy who leases several properties, said that his properties had suffered van- rider and that damage had been major at times.
Murphy told of one room in which the renter had torn the wallpaper off the wall and of a drain that had been filled with water. The plumbing with the plumbing was a particular problem.
Murphy said that she mainly experienced damage and that theft was not a major problem to her. She said she thought most of her vandalism was done by her renters and principally by students or part-time students.
Vandalism is normally discovered after it has occurred, Ling said, and no vanand has ever been apprehended in the act of vandalizing Ling's properties.
"Sometimes apartments are empty and they are rather defenseless," he said.
Mary Lynch of Lynch Real Estate said, "There is less trouble now than two years ago. I'm very optimistic about conditions on the hill improving."
She said that she did not experience many problems with tenants but that two years later, the new tenant was an investor.
Lynch has experienced the theory of beds and other movable objects. She told of a
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recent incident in which tenants had moved out, breaking the contract. She then discovered a single bed, box springs and mattress missing from the property. She said she thought the tenants had taken them but could not prove it.
She also said three students had left one house black with smoke stains. A burner on a fireplace heater had been smoking and the tenants failed to tell her about it.
Other owners and managers see very little vandalism.
Lynch said that she discovered it two weeks later and that the tenants said they thought they would tell her but had never done so. He estimated up cost was estimated at $244, she said.
Erma McManness of McManness Real Estate Rentals agreed.
Rosa Bell Cain of Cain Realy said, "We have had no experience with that whatsoever. Even with business buildings downtown, we have had no problem."
"We have four houses up near the University and the tenants usually tell us if anything has happened." she said.
Ed Church of McGrew Real Estate Management said the only vandalism of much consequence that they had suffered was from the use of lawsuits through laws when the lawns were wet.
Phil Bay of Bay Real Estate said, "I've been very lucky. I have had a problem."
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